Pep rally on Nov. 19 will mark a century of Big Games

STANFORD -- A historical pep rally celebrating the 100th anniversary of
Big Game - the annual gridiron competition between Stanford and the
University of California-Berkeley - will be held at Stanford on Thursday,
Nov. 19.

A number of Stanford's football stars from the past half-century will be
present to tell of their Big Games. Master of ceremonies will be Bob Murphy,
familiar radio voice of Stanford sports.

The rally, open to the public and students without charge, will be held in
Burnham Pavilion (Serra Street, across from Encina Hall) on the campus
starting at 4:15 p.m. It is sponsored by the Stanford Historical Society and
the Department of Athletics, and is an integral part of Stanford's Big Game
week festivities.

The students' bonfire and Big Game rally will be held that evening at Lake
Lagunita.

Early photos dating back to the first football game between Stanford and
California on March 19, 1892, will be shown on a big screen.

This year's Big Game will be only the 95th, because football games were
canceled during World Wars I and II.

The rich history of the game will be told by the athletes themselves,
representing the decades in which they played, and Murphy plans to tell the
stories of many of the memorable games.

Participants scheduled include:

Art Miller and Jim Trimingham, members of the Immortal 21, the group
that in 1930 recovered the Stanford Axe from Berkeley in a daring feat that
has become legend.

Alf Brandin, a member of the Vow Boys teams in 1933-35. Brandin is
current president of the Stanford Historical Society.

Chuck Taylor, 1940-42, All-America guard, later Stanford football coach
and director of athletics.

Gene Washington, 1966-68, outstanding pass receiver who later starred
with the 49ers.

The rally also will include the Stanford Band. Oldtime yell leaders will
teach current non-yellers how to do the famous Axe yell.

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